List of ship launches in 1955
The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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3 January | ![]() | Higgins Industries | New Orleans, Louisiana | Pinnacle | Aggressive-class minesweeper | For United States Navy |
26 January | ![]() | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton, England | Hickleton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy |
1 February | ![]() | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Wappen von Hamburg | Seebäderschiff | For HADAG |
5 February | ![]() | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Forrest Sherman | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | For United States Navy, first in class |
22 February | ![]() | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow, Scotland | Murray | Blackwood-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
25 February | ![]() | Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ | Helsingør | Helsingør | Ferry | For DSB[1] |
2 March | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leverton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy. |
10 March | ![]() | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Truckee | Neosho-class oiler | For United States Navy |
10 March | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port Melbourne | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Port Line.[2][3] |
24 March | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Foylebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[4] |
21 April | ![]() | Fairfield Shipbuilding | Glasgow, Scotland | Chichester | Salisbury-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
21 April | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Triaster | Cargo ship | For British Phosphate Carriers.[5] |
23 April | ![]() | J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding | Tacoma, Washington | Persistent | Aggressive-class minesweeper | For United States Navy |
24 April | ![]() | Severodvinsk | Murmansk | Sverdlov-class cruiser | For Soviet Navy | |
26 April | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Premier | Coaster | For Belfast Steamship Co.[6] |
5 May | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Vibex | Tanker | For Shell Oil Co.[7] |
7 May | ![]() | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | John Paul Jones | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
23 May | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kildarton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[8] |
7 June | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Reina del Mar | Passenger ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
11 June | ![]() | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Uthlande | Ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[9] |
21 June | ![]() | Victoria Machinery Depot | Victoria, British Columbia | Terra Nova | Restigouche-class destroyer | For Royal Canadian Navy |
22 June | ![]() | Fairfield Shipbuilding | Govan | Empress of Britain | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Steamship |
23 June | ![]() | Frank L. Sample Shipyard | Boothbay Harbor, Maine | Acme | Acme-class minesweeper | For United States Navy |
5 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Escalante | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[10] |
5 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Laganbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[11] |
6 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Harpula | Tanker | For Shell Oil Co.[12] |
20 July | ![]() | J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding | Tacoma, Washington | Pledge | Aggressive-class minesweeper | For United States Navy |
21 July | ![]() | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Seawolf | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | For United States Navy |
4 August | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dolius | Cargo ship | For Blue Funnel Line.[13] |
4 August | ![]() | Inazuma | Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort | For Japanese Navy | ||
18 August | ![]() | Fleetlands Shipyard | Portsmouth, England | Santon | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy |
20 August | ![]() | Frank L. Sample Shipyard | Boothbay Harbor, Maine | Adroit | Acme-class minesweeper | For United States Navy |
20 August | ![]() | Yukikaze | Harukaze-class destroyer | For Japanese Navy | ||
31 August | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lullington | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[14] |
6 September | ![]() | Ikazuchi | Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort | For Japanese Navy, first in class | ||
8 September | ![]() | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Sailfish | Sailfish-class submarine | For United States Navy, first in class |
14 September | ![]() | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company | Seattle, Washington | Evans | Dealey-class destroyer escort | For United States Navy |
20 September | ![]() | Harukaze | Harukaze-class destroyer | For Japanese Navy, first in class | ||
1 October | ![]() | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Barry | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
3 October | ![]() | Doigs Shipyard | Grimsby, England | Belton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy |
4 October | ![]() | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton, England | Blackwood | Blackwood-class frigate | For Royal Navy, first in class |
8 October | ![]() | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Saratoga | Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | For United States Navy |
18 October | ![]() | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Malcolm | Blackwood-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
19 October | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Eden | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[15] |
24 October | ![]() | John Brown and Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Essex Ferry | Train ferry | For British Transport Commission |
26 October | ![]() | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Nordstjernen | Passenger ship | For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab |
30 October | ![]() | Akebono | Unique destroyer escort | For Japanese Navy | ||
2 November | ![]() | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Courtney | Dealey-class destroyer escort | For United States Navy |
2 November | ![]() | Bethlehem Steel | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Suribachi | Suribachi-class ammunition ship | For United States Navy, first in class |
10 November | ![]() | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Spiegel Grove | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | For United States Navy |
15 November | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Confiance | Confiance-class tug | For Royal Navy.[16] |
16 November | ![]() | J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Exmouth | Blackwood-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
16 November | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Southern Prince | Cargo ship | For Prince Line.[17] |
17 November | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Elin Knudsen | Tanker | For Knut Knudsen A/S.[18] |
30 November | ![]() | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Hebburn, England | Llandaff | Salisbury-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
1 December | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Duke of Lancaster | Ferry | For British Railways. |
3 December | ![]() | Broward Marine | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Stalwart | Aggressive-class minesweeper | For United States Navy |
14 December | ![]() | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Carinthia | Saxonia-class ocean liner | For Cunard Line |
15 December | ![]() | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Decatur | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
15 December | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Oti | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster.[19] |
References
- ^ "M/S Helsingør". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ "Port Melbourne". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Foylebank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Triaster". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Ulster Premier". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Vibex". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Kildarton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S Uthlande". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Escalante". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Laganbank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Harpula". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Dolius". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Lullington". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Eden". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Confiance". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Southern Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Elin Knudsen". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Oti". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.